Chawade, Aakash
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Agriculture residue is a promising resource of energy. It can be seen as a source of power production. In India, there is a huge amount of biomass available, but it cannot be used in proper ways, and with the help of GIS it can be customised. In the present paper, it is estimated that biomass reserves are available for power generation. The biomass produced by the surplus agricultural crops is reflected as a source of fuel for electricity generation. The data taken by satellite are useful for assessment of the areas with the help of satellite images taken in high resolution, which increases the preciseness of estimation. An agriculture cropland map with agricultural statistics has been analyzed in GIS to discover the agricultural straw potential for bioenergy generation. Due to unawareness about the benefits and uses of GIS, the modern farming sector bears a loss of huge bioenergy potential every year. To overcome the above mentioned challenges, the agricultural system needs a major shift from conventional farming to smart farming practices with the help of GIS. Agricultural waste is the best source for bioenergy production, and it can be used as biomass for meeting renewable energy goals in the country.
Keywords
bioenergy; biomass resources; GIS; crop residues; energy potential
Published in
Energies
2021, volume: 14, number: 4, article number: 898
Publisher: MDPI
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG7 Affordable and clean energy
UKÄ Subject classification
Bioenergy
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040898
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/111223